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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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